New Manager Discussion

FWIW, I haven't seen Lombard or Lehmann linked to any other current manager openings. Doesnt necessarily mean anything, but interesting to the direction other teams are looking at.
 
Heyward said:
Does feel like they're waiting for the WS to be over so they can announce Lehman. But Flaherty and Lombard arent bad options. I'd take the risk on Lehman though.
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I’m #TeamLombard but I wouldn’t be disappointed if it was Lehman AT ALL…from an informed fan’s perspective we really couldn’t have better candidates
 
The Nationals have hired 33-year-old Blake Butera as their next manager. Man, the Braves really will have the pick of the lot.

That makes two hires with major-league experience and four without, right? The Braves, Padres, and Rockies are still on deck.
 
zitothebrave said:
In defense of Shelton, the Pirates are a hot mess of an organization, I expect no one to get them to win as long as Nutting is their owner.
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Right, but the idea behind bringing in a new manager is to find someone who's learned from successful organizations so they can bring those ideas into the collective brainpan of your organization. What, exactly, has that guy learned during his time with the Pirates that he brings to his new team? How to be terrible?

I want to see good/new ideas brought over from teams like the Dodgers (Lehmann) and Tigers (Lombard). I'm not really interested in importing ideas from terrible organizations. The same thing holds true when any organization in any industry tries to poach talent from other competitors.
 
CyYoung31 said:
Nationals just hired a child to be their next manager.
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Ageism aside, Butera managed 4 seasons in the Rays minor league system, and 2 years leading player development for a team that excels at developing players.

While I would want to see more MLB experience, he will definitely bring new ideas to that franchise. Much better hire than the Twins getting a Pirates castoff, and the Angels hiring Pujols (what a joke of an organization).
 
He was bench coach with the Twins previously under Baldelli.
Enscheff said:
Right, but the idea behind bringing in a new manager is to find someone who's learned from successful organizations so they can bring those ideas into the collective brainpan of your organization. What, exactly, has that guy learned during his time with the Pirates that he brings to his new team? How to be terrible?

I want to see good/new ideas brought over from teams like the Dodgers (Lehmann) and Tigers (Lombard). I'm not really interested in importing ideas from terrible organizations. The same thing holds true when any organization in any industry tries to poach talent from other competitors.
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Enscheff said:
Twins just hired some former pirates manager who guided that powerhouse to several losing seasons.

I trust AA will do better.
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Fans' pulses went up a whole two beats up here in Minnesota with this announcement. Shelton does have experience with the Twins as bench coach under Molitor and one year under Baldelli. He also interviewed for the position prior to Baldelli being hired. So, there is familiarity there but this is really a dopey move.

Twins will be terrible in 2026. Their moves at the deadline were roundly criticized throughout baseball (although they did net some young talent) as they were viewed as exchanging a pillowcase for a king-size bed sheet to use for their white flag. I'm guessing that Baldelli wanted out because he sees ownership by the Pohlads as being so miserly that building and maintaining a competitive team in the modern baseball environment is next to impossible. It is hilarious because when the Pohlads took over for the Griffiths--who were notorious skinflints--everyone thought the money would flow forever.
 
Not a big update, but an update from Bowman with one new name:

Dodgers bench coach Danny Lehmann has felt like the favorite over the past couple weeks. But there’s always a chance Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos could make a surprise hire.

Tigers bench coach George Lombard and Cubs bench coach Ryan Flaherty seem qualified, while Dodgers first-base coach Chris Woodward has previously served as a big league manager.

There remains some uncertainty. But there still hasn’t been any sense that Mark DeRosa, David Ross or John Gibbons should be considered candidates.
 
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